get-package-manager.js

const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');
const { sync } = require('execa');

/**
 *
 * Returns the name of package manager to use,
 * preferring yarn over npm if available
 *
 * @returns {String} - The package manager name
 */
function getPackageManager() {
    const hasLocalYarn = fs.existsSync(path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'yarn.lock'));
    const hasLocalNpm = fs.existsSync(path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'package-lock.json'));
    const hasLocalPnpm = fs.existsSync(path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'pnpm-lock.yaml'));

    if (hasLocalYarn) {
        return 'yarn';
    } else if (hasLocalNpm) {
        return 'npm';
    } else if (hasLocalPnpm) {
        return 'pnpm';
    }

    try {
        // if the sync function below fails because yarn is not installed,
        // an error will be thrown
        if (sync('yarn', ['--version'])) {
            return 'yarn';
        }
    } catch (e) {
        // Nothing
    }

    return 'npm';
}

module.exports = getPackageManager;